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  [hee-see-uh d, hes-ee-] /ˈhi si əd, ˈhɛs i-/ noun 1. fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet. /ˈhɛsɪˌɒd/ noun 1. 8th century bc, Greek poet and the earliest author of didactic verse. His two complete extant works are the Works and Days, dealing with the agricultural seasons, and the Theogony, concerning the origin of the world […]

• Hesione

  /hɪˈsaɪənɪ/ noun 1. (Greek myth) daughter of King Laomedon, rescued by Hercules from a sea monster

• Hesitance

  [hez-i-tuh n-see] /ˈhɛz ɪ tən si/ noun, plural hesitancies. 1. ; indecision or disinclination. n. c.1600, from Latin haesitantia (see hesitancy). n. 1610s, from Latin haesitantia “action of stammering,” from haesitantem (nominative haesitans) “stammering,” present participle of haesitare (see hesitation). hesitancy hes·i·tan·cy (hěz’ĭ-tən-sē) n. An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.

• Hesitancy

  [hez-i-tuh n-see] /ˈhɛz ɪ tən si/ noun, plural hesitancies. 1. ; indecision or disinclination. n. 1610s, from Latin haesitantia “action of stammering,” from haesitantem (nominative haesitans) “stammering,” present participle of haesitare (see hesitation). hesitancy hes·i·tan·cy (hěz’ĭ-tən-sē) n. An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.

• Hesitant

  [hez-i-tuh nt] /ˈhɛz ɪ tənt/ adjective 1. ; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined. 2. lacking readiness of speech. /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ adjective 1. wavering, hesitating, or irresolute adj. 1640s, probably a back-formation from hesitancy, or else from Latin haesitantem. Related: Hesitantly.

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